There is no plist for screensaver in /System/Library/User Template/English.lproj/Library/Preferences. When I remove the policy the button is still greyed out on some computers. We use Jump Cloud as an IAM service in there we set up a policy to restrict access to certain parts of System Preferences in this case Software Update. That did indeed clear the checkbox, but just cosmetically: the Mac still asks for password after sleep, and resets the checkbox at that point. I am new to the Mac Admin world and stuck now. Per Theo Belk's suggestion, I edited ~/Library/Preferences/ByHost/. The current defaults for are: # defaults -currentHost read ĭirectory Utility shows that the Mac is bound to an Active Directory domain however, under the Services tab, Active Directory is not enabled. I have tried defaults -currentHost write 'Require Password' -int 0Īnd defaults -currentHost write askForPassword -int 0īut neither has helped.
Ensure that you are operating the system in Desktop mode, if not, then switch it now. You’ll get a drop down list, scroll and find Desktop & Screen Saver, click on it. Follow the given guide to change the Screen Timeout : Open the Apple Menu and select System Preferences. Before starting the process of filing tickets with them, trying to explain the problem to them and convince them to change it, I thought it might be easier to circumvent the setting with SuperUser's help. The steps are nearly the same for MacBook Air as well. I imagine this is something my IT department has rolled out using Managed Client (perhaps with these workarounds to make it actually work). How can I re-enable the option so that I can turn it off? In System Preferences -> Security, the checkbox “Require password to wake this computer from sleep or screen saver” is grayed out:
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